Final Remarks
The Caramulo fires caused a total burned area of about 9415.5 ha and 6 casualties. They resulted from a complex combination of variables from human factors to adverse meteorological and topographic conditions.
This case study explored the capabilities of different satellite instruments regarding
- Fire detection and monitoring
- Changes in vegetation
- Carbon emissions to the atmosphere
Although devastating ecological, social and economic consequences will be felt for many years, a sign of better things to come was found in a reforestation project to plant 11000 native trees in Caramulo from March 2014 onwards:
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| Figure 11: Diário Digital / Lusa (http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?id_news=686393) |